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The Universal Postal Union (UPU), United Nations specialized agency that facilitates the development of postal services 190 countries and promotes cooperation among postal-sector players, has selected the UAE as the venue for its 2006 Strategy Conference. The event, to be attended by over 800 delegates from 130 member countries, will take place at Grand Hyatt Dubai from November 14 to 16, 2006.

This is the first time that the UPU Strategy Conference is being held outside Switzerland, the headquarters of the UPU. The past two conferences of 1997 and 2002 were held at the International Convention Centre, Geneva.

Emirates Post has had a long and cordial relationship with the UPU. At the 2004 UPU Congress held in Bucharest, Emirates Post was elected a member of the Council of Administration, an influential body within the UPU.

The Strategy Conference held over three days every four years gives postal sector leaders the opportunity to discuss the challenges ahead and to identify strategies for the future. The Conference further provides an opportunity for postal decision-makers and industry partners to better understand developments in the postal environment and find ways to develop and sustain a dynamic, competitive postal infrastructure directed at satisfying customer needs. Key issues will include market liberalization, regulation, postal reform, sustainable development and the role of the postal sector in the information society.

The Dubai Strategy Conference will chart the direction for posts until the next UPU Congress, which will be held in Nairobi in 2008.